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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04
LOdsers and Their Virtues
lCor. Brooklyn Eagle.l


A lodging house is an epitome OF the
world. All kinds OF characters are to be
found in it, who submit with different de-
yrees OF grace to tho evils attendant on be-
ing owned by female ever on the ram
page The sfair' sox generally make very bad
dodgers They will not stand the filth and
IMPOSITION that msn would They insist on
che windows being cleaned at least twice
rear They object TO go to bod with more
than three pins and needle for bedfellows.
Foreigners, as rule, are bad to lodge.
cigar ashes all over the room; to lie on the
ola with dirty boots are some Of tse
various accomplishments possessed Ivy
aost foreignsc& l am SO profound an OBJ
,erver and have hal so much experiences.
OF reason Of the thinness o. my door, that |
eel justified in giving an opinion as to the
,elative eligibility o. various kinds OF pcr-
Sns IS lolgerS
place them in their order Of merit the
9sst first. the second best next and so on.
\ policeman. A member Of the stock ex-
'hange. A Bohemian of any kind If hs
,vsl. A betting man A lawyer. An
CSC clerk. Amy lerSon with parr II.
ily pr0fe sional person, such as dancin :
.; tors cct0rs, singers, corn extractor
~ mu iciaas. ANY kind of feInal'.
- ma the honor to reside under the aai
Nv. n maily OF the above ladies and Sc
.asa. e. s,y noshlng of several sample;
"a MY me4tonsl here 1t vii. GA :
- o.'jevcd that nearly all are very co-1
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04

Poppy Ayers victory Over tho Obstinate
Engineer-Fitting In Cow-Bell.

Eu8knoct EitbtnE II = Ooh-DoAts
New York SUM-
aDid you know Capt AyersP said we'll
known railway man to q friend tho otherday.
swell, he was famous for two things He
was the conductor on the aTst through train
on the Erie from tide-water to the great
lakes, and be was the inventor Of the bell
rope by which train men signal the engin-
eer. He was Familiarity known as Poppy.
Trains on tho Erie, when Capt Ayers was
first employed, were few and far between.
Passengers never thought Of buying tickets,
but paid fares ON the train In case pas
sengor was obstreperous and refused to pay
up, there was no way OF stopping the train
TO eject him, and so people were frequently
carried from one station to another without
paying anything for it
@Poppy Ayers was running train be-
tween Piermont and Turner's, which was
the western terminus OF the road at the
time. The engineer OF the train was big.
burly German, who. like all engineers 10
these days regarded himself as the master
OF the train, the conductor being simply
machine to take fares. One day Poppy had
been bothered more than usual on his train
by stubborn passengers, and he got to think
between himself and the engineer while the
train was in motion, and an idea struck
him. When he got to Turner's he obtained
section Of clothes-lins long enough TO
reach from the engine to the rear or the
train. He tied stick OF wood to one end
Of the rope and fixed it in the en-
gineeris cab, SO that when he ran
the rope back over the train and
pulled on it the stick would be agitated.
Then he explained to the engineer the idea,
and told him whenever he saw the stick
move up and down be must stop the train,
for there would be SONS ons on the train
who ought to be thrown of.
@This innovation was resisted by the engi.
neer as an infringement on his rights and
the dignity Of his Office. 1t was virtually
placing the train at the order OF the COD
ductor-a thing that could not for moment
DO tolerated So when the train started
he removed the stick of wood that dangled
near his head and tied the rope fast.
Poppy Ayres persisted in tying the wood on
the rope and the engineer persisted in ignor-
ing his authority, until one day Poppy.
after wing the wood to the rope and hang
ing it in the cab, turned TO the engineer and,
taking him by the throat exclaimed:
+ Now, you pig-headed idiot, which will
you do. let that stick alone and stop the
train when pull the rope, or will you take
the d-dest licking you ever heard tell Off
~The engineer weakened and said he'd
mind tho signal and he did. Shortly after
that Poppy fitted cow-belt in the cab and
threw out the stick OF wood. Whenever
that cow-bell sounded the train was brought
to stand in short order, and some passen-
rer knew that he must either come down
with his fare or get hustled out between sta
tons regardless Of circumstances AT one
stroke Poppy Ayres sub1riinated the en-
Sineer 10 the conductor and increased the
revenue Of the company"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04
Swedish Good sfannera
r"My sweden" in London Society.

IT, y Sweden" in London Society.l
% grest popularity Of travelling 10
Is, zen is the extreme quiet and lack OF
-. The Swedish are taciturn and
r.osi people. They 10 much by sign
never shout; Swedish crowd make
"a u,arly littls sounl. Sweles. even of the
We class, never push or jostle. 1t is the
dstom to DO so much bowling AMI hat-lift-
ng that ono is obliged to move more slowly
han in England to give time for oil this
,ourtesy.
When traia leaves platform or g
teamboat pier. oil the lookers-on lift their
iats to the departing passengers, and bow
% them, a compliment returned by the
travellers. If you address the poorest person
"a the street you must lift your hat Agen-
tleman passing lady on the stairs OF ho-
lei must do the same. To enter shop or
bank with ones hat on Is terrible breach
+ good manners. II you enter or leave a
you must bow to all the occu-
PANTS. Passengers on board the little steam
RS which ply about Stockholm invariably
raise their hats TO the occupants OF any
other boat which passes near them. The very
nen in charge of the locks on the canal bow
Politely to tue sailors as the boats go
through. ImSgine English bargses indulg-
ing in such amenities
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04
A French Custom.

The French custom Of taking cup Of
strong coffee aad slice of bread early in
the morning has never found favor in this
country, except among the few who have
tried it Recently, however distinguished
physician has advised old people TO take
their coffee and slice of toast before rising
in the morning. Many old people are
troubled just after awakening with slight
sremor, and the exertion OF dressing makes
hem too faint to eat All delicate parsons
vel find this slight refreshment in the morn
ing, an hour or so before breakfast, OF great
benefit 1t viii brighten them up and give
them a feeling Of mental and physical elias
ITCHY that viii enable Thorn TO go through
the day without fatigue. II strong coffee IS
70 DO used at all, the time for it Is early In
the morning.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04
J. S. FLEMING, Shepherdstown.
C. L. BARNHART, Dufiields.
JAS. w. LEAGUE, Middleway,

A sworn statement Of the conditions OF
all Foreign Insurance Companies repre-
scented in this AGENCY will be found at
tho Clerks Office, in compliance with
State laws. AL losses promptly adjusted
and paid at our ONCE.
WASHINGTON & ALExANDER,
jams, 'S5-ly.l AoRNTs
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, lossof manhood, &C., will send a recipe
thatwill cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. Thisgrcat
remedy was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send self-addressed envelope to the
Rev. JOSEPH t. ISMAS, Station D. Nso York city.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04
Mexico's Troubles


Mexico has her financial troubles, out her
condition for years past has been far more
prosperous and peaceful than during any
period Of her history. Since 1900 she has
bad lis revolutions From 1923 to 1851
Juarsz was tho only president who served
out full bes.a-
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04

LORD & THOMAS, s sswss.s !: 3
% Randolph St, Cfoasu. keep this papsr on1lls
q. ss y ss ssssss'.s "a. e
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-04
Please Don't Forget Ii,

That DIR. III. James Conndbis Itdicd is
prepared in Calcutta, India, from the
only remedy, either in that country or
this, that viii positively and perma-
nently cure assumption, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Nasal Catarrh and Nervous De-
bility, or break up fresh cold in "a
hours. $3.50 per bottle, three bottles $3.50.
Craddock Il Co, Proprietors, 1922 Race
ST., Philadelphia.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
Russian Spread-Eagleism.

When we talk Of "spread -eagleism"
we are generally thinking OF the Unit
ed States, but the real spread-eagle-
ism is that not of the American repub.
lie but OF the Russian empire. The
Russians hahitually talk of the time
when they will be masters of the whole
world, and if--instead of writing of the
facts OF our time-I were tempted to
prophesy concerning the next century
/ should have to admit that, if we ex-
clude America and Australia and con-
fine our thoughts to the old world
alone, it is az least conceivable that
their dreams should one day come
true. The only foreigner who is Known
to the Russian peasantry is the Ger
man, and the name for German and
for foreigner with the peasant is the
same, and the hatred of the "dumb
men," as they call their German neigh
bocs, is intense. Thepeasantry know
little Of the English, and if you listen
to their sentiments you discover that
it is their belief that one day there
will be between them and Germany
a war compared with which, their SOL
diers say, that OF 1870 was child's
play, and that if Germany wins this
will not be the end, but war after war
will follow until Germany is destroyed.
This feeling is to some extent held in
check by the Russian court, although
one day they may take it up and use
it; but court dislikes are turned for
the present less toward Germany than
toward Austria. THE Fortnightly Re-
view.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
Remote Acquaintance

Goldsmith wrote of g certain pre-
tentious woman,-
1.-THE King himselfAas followed her,
When she has walked BEFORE
The following incident reminds one OF
the woman. A lady intimated that she
was personally acquainted with the
poet, Henry w. Longfellow.
''When did you meet him?" asked
friend.
"Oh,-I-I," was the somewhat con.
fused reply, 'I-that is, didn't exl
actly meet him myself, but I walked
out of church one day with a woman
who had met him, and she told me all
about him."
Her degree of acquaintanceship was
about equal to that of a woman who
felt that she 'treally knew the Queen"
A foreign minister WAS once per-
suaded, against his better Judgment,
to introduce countrywoman at the
Court.of one of the continental ma
tions. It is not part of an Ameri-
can minister's duty to act as social
sponsor for ambitious nobodies, or to
introduce at court people who do not
know how to behave when they
get there. But the Queen received the
woman kindly, and the matter prom
Used to end we'll, when imagine the
minister's horror on hearing, in reply
to the Queens courteous greeting, the
woman say,"I really feel as if had
known you a long time. You know
we go to the same chiropodist!"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
The Lonely Queen.
St. James Gazette.

St. James Gazette.
Speaking at a. Jubilee meeting re-
Gently, Lady Folkestone said the
women's Offering to the Queen was to
be purely a personal present 10 her
Majesty. "One thing I have heard
talked about" continued Lady Folke-
stone, "is an equestrian statue of the
Prince Consort: but nothing has yet
been decided. Ii we put ourselves in
the Queens place for a moment, /
think it would befound that we should
like some such memento. ] do not
think you realize how lonely the
Queens life is. was talking to Prin-
cess Christian not very long ago, and
she said to me, You do not know how
lonely mamma is She feels as if all
her old friends were dying off one by
one. All her daughters are married
and have left her, except, Beatrice and
she is SO lonely!' One cannot be as
tonished at this who looks back to
the time when the Prince Consort was
all in all to her. Hers was purely
marriage of affection. We cannot be
astonished in this Jubilee year that
she desires to show the people OF Eng
land how much she longs for support,
and that she still looks back to the
past: Is it any wonder if she wishes
to do honor to the man she loved so
well?"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
Not Corn Rows.

Arkansas Traveller: A traveller in
Kansas, while crossing a prairie, came
upon party Of friends who seemed
to be preparing the land for agricul-
tural purposes.
"My friend" said the traveller, ad.
dressing one of the men, ''you are lay
ing off your corn rows quite a dis
lance apart"
Corn rows?" the man gasped. 49,.
eyes, those rows over there?"
t'My stars. stranger" exclaimed the
Kansas man, els it possible you aim
heard of it?"
Heard of what?" ! u
."Of the boom: Man alive, them
amt corn rows over thar: they air
streets, an this here is q city. You
air now on the corner OF Commercial
and Emporium streets, an not in the
check OF q corn row. as you mout
suppose" ust.r.-s %~r &c., * 80
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
Carrier Pigeons.
! Chicago Inter Ocean.

Ffom gh6 Sn1ca80 inter ice an. ~
Il Is not known with what nation
the use Of the carrier pigeon original
ID, but there is no doubt that, the
custom is very ancient. The Romans
used the birds for this purpose, and
Sir. John Vaudeville, one of the earli-
Or travellers from Europe to tho
Orient, states that he found them
fused in the same way among the
Asiatics. We have the assertion az
the poet Tasso for believing that they
were so employed during the siege Of
Jerusalem in 1899, and it is an nm
doubted historical fact that they
were used during the crusade Of ST.
Louis in 1850. The most remarka-
BILE instance Of the use Of carrier
pigeons in modern times was during
the siege of Paris, in 1870. They
have been more generally used in
Turkey than in any other country
for many centuries, and the art Of
training them is understood to be
carried to Its greatest perfection there.
The trainer takes the pigeons when
they have acquired full strength Of
wing in a covered basket to q distance
LOT about half mile from their home;
here they are set at liberty and
thrown into the air, and if any fall in
returning home from this short dis.
tance they are regarded as naturally
stupid, and no time is wasted in en-
deavoring to train them. Those that
do come home are trained by being
taken to greater distances, progress
lively increased to forty or fifty miles.
When the bird is able to accomplish
this fight he may be trusted to fly
any distance overland, within the
limits OF physical power. This drill
ing must be begun very early, or even
the best breeds of birds will not be-
come good carriers. 1t is the general
plan to keep the birds in dark room
for some hours before they are used.
They are then fed sparingly, but are
given all the water they can drink.
The paper on which the message is
written is then carefully tied round
the upper part Of the birds leg or to
one OF the large feathers of the tail,
so as not to impede it's flight in any
way. The feet are washed in vinegar:
to keep them from getting too dry
during the birds flight so as to tempt
it to descend to water and run the
risk OF getting it's message wet. The
ordinary rate of flight for a carrier
pigeon is from twenty to thirty miles
an hour, though instances OF much
more rapid flight are on record. The
pigeon, when thrown up into the air,
at first flies round and round This
is evidently for the purpose OF sight
ing some landmark that it knows.
When this is perceived the bird in
stantly flies toward it, and as other
familiar landmarks come gradually
into sight, continues it's journey on
till it's home is reached. If no land
mark is perceived the bird is bewilder-
ed and finally returns to the earth
again.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
A Woman Who Will Stand no
Nonsense.

There is q woman living in Putnam,
Washington Co., who thinks she can
put an end to the love that laughs at
locksmiths. Her name is Isabella
Howard and she has two pretty daugh~
ters. John Odell, young man, who
lives in the neighborhood, has been
making love to one of the daughters.
The mother has several times notified
him that she did not approve of her
daughters choice. Odell said he did
DOT propose to consult with the old
woman in the matter of his love al
fair. and when she ordered him from
the house recently he refused to move.
He suddenly changed his mind, how.
ever, when the mother appeared before
with a loaded shotgun. He then left
suddenly and she informed him that
in case he was found in the house again
she would put charge of buck-shot
into him. tits said that she is q wom-
an OF her word. Her first husband
was Lake George captain, and her
second man named Howard, vino Is
in the Vermont State Prison for bur-
glary committed in the Chapman Point
postofice.-Troy, n. Y, Press.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
Sudden Insanity in a Theatre.

From the New York Tribune.
A scene Of excitement occurred in the
last aet OF the performance Of '.Pa"
by Sol Smith Russell and his company
at the Brooklyn Park theatre. Oneoi
the actors was dancing an uproarioua
Jig when one Of the spectators sudden
~ left his parquet seat and passing
through an empty box sprang upon
. the stage and joined ia the dance with
many violent gestures. His excited
manner and contortionss gave evil
dence Of sudden insanity. He was
seized by James Smith, the engineer OF
the theatre, who was In the wings, and
was taken to the Adams street police
station. His appearance and actions
betoke1ed insanity, but whether itwas
produr id by listening to the play or
some cher cause ii not known. Hs
said he was James /. Murray, aged
thirtY-ive years, and that he lived &c
No. 1877 West Thirty-fourth street,
that city. He claimed that his fatheIl
was d 1ormer tax collecter, and thAt
he was related to Superintende lent MUIR
ray qt tlis New York police The "a.
dieate Mers more emused than AaarIa
sDQ.4E sssssa
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
Are Bald Heads Increasing.

From Popular Science Monthly.
/ In most OF the Eastern cities fully
40 per cent. of the men over 80 years
of age show ,lnmistakable signs OF
badness, while nearly 90 per cent.
have spots OH their heads that are
not only bald, but actually polished
with the gloss that is supposed to be-
long to extreme old age alone
Bald.headed men are more plentiful
ia New York and Boston. After these
come Philadelphia, Washington and
the Western towns. 4s.#e
Here are q few observations taken
IN Boston, Trinity church: 243 men;
II actually bald, 46 indications Of
badness King s. Chapel; So men: So
actually bald, IA Indications OF bald
ness Hollis Street Theatre orches-
ira at peri rmanceS Of the fiikado:''
e83 men; % actually bald % indica-
|stions. boston Theatre Jldic 126
men; 81 actually bale. SO indicA tions.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
A Very Hard Man to Kill.

There is a man in Wall street who
is a cause of anxiety to his friends,
but not for the reason that he is an
ordinary dealer in stocks and scalp
er of straddles. His name is c. K.
Eastlan, and he is interesting because
he is likely to fall dead at any mo-
ment. He has died three times SO far,
and he doesn't look as Though he had
yet done his best in that direction.
He is fully aware Of his pleasant little
popularity and is unable to explain it
to any body. The first time he died
was when he was 80 years old, and
that was about sixteen yearsagO. He
was living in Norwich, Conn. He
had suffered with chronic Indigestion
and was weak and feeble. One even
ing he was out walking after an un-
usually hearty supper; consisting OF
q cracker and a cup of tea, when he
suddenly fell on the sidewalk. The
people who came to his assistance
found him, to all appearances, dead.
The doctors declared he had died of
heart disease, and preparations for
the funeral were begun the next day.
His friends came and looked at his
corpse and remarked what a sad case
it was, and the local papers pub
lished full obituaries On the second
night he astonished the watchers by
sitting up in his coffin and asking Tor
drink. When he saw how close he
had come to premature burial he came
near dying in earnest. He lived On
regularly enough Tor four years after
that He was down in New Mexico
looking after q mine in the summer of
1875 and it was then that he next sus-
pended animation. The New Mexicans
never had an idea that he was alive,
and as the weather is very warm there
he would infallibly have been buried
1.-The hadn't been somewhat expeditions
about coming to lie. Nobody knew
him down there ana he was laid out in
III undertaken shopin Santa Fe that
served as q morgue. When he came to
and wanted to know what he was do
ing there, he scared the undertaker's
assistant into fits. His third exploit
occurred in PhiIadelphia one hot day
two years ago last summer. He was
supposed then to have been sunstruck.
He carries IN his pocket now care
fully written notice containing his adj
dress and requesting that he be taken
there In case Of accident. All his rel
atives and friends have been notified
not to let him Be buried without hav-
ing q good chance to cometo life again
if he can. But with all his precautions
he Is haunted BY q foreboding that
/ somebody will bury him alive yet.
The doctors don & know exactly what
lis the matter with him, but he has
made arrangements with ono Of them.
to find out, # possible, when he real-|
IS does die.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
His Grace Of Sutherland Comes.
n Across q FlOridian Who is as
Il ttGOOd as He Is ss, 5s

AS they drove slowly along the
sandy road the driver waxed commu.
NEGATIVE and singled out his Grace as
the object Of his attention and pat
ronage, always addressing him as Mr..
Duke" As the day wore on and jehu
felt that Duke was Kindred spirit
from '.furren parts" and .fur back, =
he grew confidential and familiar, call
ing the Duke in a jocularmanner Gap
tain Duke" The Duke GOO -natured-
" responded to his drivers comments
in q dignitied way, showing BY neither
glance nor word that he thought him
too familiar upon short acquaintance,
even when the large sun Drowned hand
was laid patronizingly upon his shout
der, or he was tapped Familiarity on
the back or punched in the. ribs to
have his august attention directed to
some trivial circumstance 4 ..
At length a halt was called and the
party refreshed the inner man with
wine. The Dukes light flannel coat
became caught over the ivory handle
of q dagger worn in the pistol pocket
of his breaches.
"Hold on, Capt. Duke called the
driver, "your coat is caught in your
breeches, let me takeit OUT" and John
drew down the offending garment and
fell to work vigorously busting, Capt.
Duke, remark king that he was "moug h-
ty dusty
Upon Jehu's return to Manatee,
when the joke was told on him to a
group of gentlemen, who became con-
vulsed with laughter, he was not one
whit crestfallen but exclaimed:
"Well, I swear! heard you call him
Duke, Duke and I thought that was
his name, so to be perlite I called him
Mr.. and Cappen Duke"
After a. moments brown study he
exclaimed with true American spirit:
I'll be -- if I amt as good as he is,
enthusiastically Times Union.